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Former chief operating officer tosses hat in school board race

With still about five months to go before voters get to choose four school board members a major name has entered the race for the District 6 seat representing schools in western Palm Beach County.

Joseph Moore, who retired in 2011 as the school’s district Chief Operating Officer, filed today to run for the western area seat currently held by Board Member Marcia Andrews.

“I value public education,” Moore said. “I think I still have skills that could help.”

Moore, who has lived in Wellington for 22 years, said his wife still teaches in the public school system and he has two children who grew up in it. Moore said he wants to help the district deal with some of its financial constraints like the massive predicted capital budget shortfall next year as well as dealing with some of the increasing number of federal mandates on local schools.

Moore worked for the district for 10 years and as Chief Operating Officer for eight years, taking over from Bill Malone who would later briefly become the school district’s superintendent. Before coming to the school district Moore worked for the South Florida Water Management District for 30 years as their Chief Financial Officer.

Andrews has already filed to run for re-election in District 6, which includes Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage, Loxahatchee Groves and the Glades communities. Another candidate, Carla Donaldson, has also previously filed to run for that seat.